Kuwait city: The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) announced on Wednesday that the broad money (M2) rose by 0.1 percent to reach KD 42.1 billion (around USD 138.8 billion) in December 2025. Local banks' private sector deposits remained steady at KD 38.5 billion (around USD 126 billion) last December, said CBK's economic research department and statistical tables.
According to Kuwait News Agency, private sector deposits in foreign currency increased by 2.2 percent last December to reach KD 1.9 billion (around USD 6.2 billion). Additionally, the total local banks' claims on the CBK, represented by CBK bonds, rose by 0.2 percent to reach KD 201 billion (around USD 663 billion). The figures showed that total local banks' deposits decreased by 0.3 percent to KD 101 billion (around USD 101.8 billion), while their net foreign assets dropped by 0.5 percent to KD 14.8 billion (around USD 48.5 billion).
Meanwhile, time deposits with CBK remained stable from October to December 2025 at KD 600 billion (around USD 1.9 billion), whereas the balance of utilized cash credit (loans) rose by 0.6 percent to reach USD 63.7 billion (around USD 210 billion). Financing of Kuwait imports rose significantly by 26.2 percent to KD 966 billion (nearly USD 3.2 billion), while the average US dollar exchange rate against the dinar slightly decreased by 0.1 percent to 305.6 fils. Narrow money supply indicates the total volume of money in circulation including notes, coins, and operational money deposits, whereas the broad money supply includes time deposits and saving accounts, as well as liquid money.